In order to complete our preliminary task successfully we needed to follow the rules on a sheet which told us what camera angles/shots to include in our video. We needed to include a range of camera shots such as match on action shot, shot reverse shot, close up shot etc. We also had to include continuity editing which is a type of editing where cutting is used to maintain a continuous and clear narrative.
Firstly, for pre production we didnt have too much time for planning and research which meant we had to make to think of what our video should be about very quickly. Before we started filming we had to decide who was going to be the cast in our group ( Janith and Gavin) and we had to decide who is going to be camera man (Me). We then decided on what genre our video was going to be and we eventually decided for it to be a Kidnapping Scenario which i felt worked really well. Next we had to decide where we were going to locate our film and we eventually decided for it to be held in a small room in the main hall which added to the dramatic effect to our video. Due to the fact that we had limited time to produce our video we didnt have time to create a story board which i felt would've been useful.
Example of a story board.
Next for the production stage we were given around 45 minutes to film our video which was more than enough to produce it. For the production stage we decided to go to the chapel to film our video to only find out after that the story of our video wasn't suitable to be located in the chapel so we had to record it in a different location and to be completely honest i think that the video in the chapel was slightly better as the lighting we much brighter making it easier to see the action. I think that if we had more time in the pre-production stage then we would've been able to discuss in detail where we were going to locate our video and i think that the location where it was filmed could've been better.
Camera Angles Involved In Our Video:
Shot reverse shot: This is where one character is filmed looking at another character and the other character is shown looking back at the camera. Usually the person closer to the camera has there back faced towards the camera and is usually blurred out so that the audience can focus on the person they are looking at.
Shot reverse shot: This is where one character is filmed looking at another character and the other character is shown looking back at the camera. Usually the person closer to the camera has there back faced towards the camera and is usually blurred out so that the audience can focus on the person they are looking at.
Example
Our Example
Our Example
Match
On Action: Here we have got a close up shot of Janith opening the door
from one side and then we have got another close up shot of when Janith
has entered the door from the other side. This is called match on action
because two different shots relate to eachother.
Example
Our Example
180
degree rule: This is a rule that means that a camera should be placed
somewhere inside the 180 degrees on a particular side of the people
involved in the scene. If the camera moves to the other 180 degree side
then it will make that scene feel different as the people will be on the
opposite side.
Example
Our Example
After the production stage the last thing we did was edit the video that we recorded. We did this on a program called Final Cut Pro X which was a very good program as it allowed us to include a number of sound effects (Footsteps when Janith is walking at the start and the slap sound when Janith Slaps Gavin) we also included the black and white effect which made the video more dramatic than it was when it was in colour.
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